Most people don’t worry much about blocked gullies unless they actually have one. Then, it might actually cause you to worry and be concerned. It could begin with sluggish sink or shower drainage. Or the water in your toilet bowl may rise if the bathroom faucets are running.
Gullies: What Are They and How Do They Get Blocked?
An outdoor drain pipe called a gully is used to remove wastewater. This includes grey water from your sinks, shower, washing machine, and dishwasher as well as rainwater from your guttering. Given the variety of sources flowing into your gullies, it’s not unusual that they occasionally become clogged and need a thorough cleaning to get them back in working order.
The most frequent causes of blocked gullies include garden debris like leaves and grass, oil or grease that has solidified, and tree roots that have made their way into the drain and kept growing.
4 Tips for Avoiding Blocked Gullies
- 1.Plan Your Planting Promptly: Keep trees like willow, maple, oak, beech, and poplar that have active root systems away from drainage systems.
- Think Before You Put Anything Down the Sink: To prevent particles from entering your drains, we advise utilising a sink strainer. Never dump fat, grease, or oil down the sink.
- Apply Strict Flushing Rules: There are only two things you should flush: paper or biowastes. Wipes don’t completely decompose, and neither do nappies or period products, despite what the packaging on them says.
- Clean Around Gullies: Your gully becomes clogged with leaves, silt, twigs, and other debris, especially in the autumn. To prevent items from falling into the drain, keep the area free.
Use a Drain Rod
If you want to tackle unblocking gullies our advice would be to use a drain rod. Drain rods are metre-long, flexible rods that may be fastened together and placed into a drain to unclog any obstructions. Once a blockage is encountered, carefully poke it with the rod. This procedure aims to disassemble the obstruction into more manageable, simple-to-flush parts. You risk pushing the obstruction farther down the drain if you attempt to remove it.
How Can We Help?
If at-home solutions don’t work for your blockage, Servo Rod can help! For tree roots or any objects that are hard removed manually a powerful jet would be able to force the object out. For this, we suggest our Drain Jetting service.
Our drain jetting hose is flexible and strong enough to fight the blockage and clear drains in no time! If you would like more information or book our service, fill in our contact form and we will be in touch.
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